A plaque in East Sussex claiming to be the location where Britain’s first black woman lived has been removed. Why? Well, DNA analysis suggests she wasn’t black. She was more likely of Cypriot origin. Surprised? I certainly wasn’t.
This nonsense whereby we have to pretend that blacks have always lived in Britain is nothing new. Everyone knows the “Cheddar Man was black” story, and most people know it’s garbage. There is a sad desperation to force Africans into every facet of our lives, and this “Beachy Head Woman” was one of those.
The plaque rose 2016 during a BBC 2 series called Black and British. This show, hosted by Professor David Olusoga, made the unfounded claim that this woman was of “sub-Saharan African” origin. And, of course, like Cheddar Man, they recreated her features and darkened her skin.
It begs the question, if DNA evidence suggests she is a Cypriot, then what evidence did they have that she was African? Was it plot armour for the show or something? It wasn’t based on anything substantial, much like Cheddar Man. The narrative being pushed is that African blacks have been in Europe forever. And whenever they find someone slightly different to the Brits around them, immediately they must be African.
It’s all nonsense, though, as this plaque has shown.
The plaque, which read ‘The remains of “Beachy Head Woman” were found near this site. Of African origin, she lived in East Sussex 2nd –3rd century AD.’ has now been removed. Interestingly, at the bottom of the plaque, it said, “A BBC history project.” So they don’t mention that it is specifically a project trying to link Sub-Saharan people to England, just a generic history project with no possible bias.
Luckily, as we have seen here, these things can be proven to be total fantasy and removed from our history.
